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NGO "Open Policy Foundation" became the co-organizer of the International Scientific Conference titled "Cultural and Artistic Education at the Present Stage: Aspirations, Challenges, Perspectives" that was held by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine on November 23-24, 2017.

Government officials, representatives of educational institutions and public organizations took part in the conference, namely Yevhen NYSCHUK, Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Iryna ZHDANOVA, Head of Open Policy Foundation, Volodymyr KOVTUNETS, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, Oleksiy BEZHIN, Rector of Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, Anna SAGALOVA, lecturer of Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts, chairman of the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine as well as international representatives - cultural figures from Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Poland, Denmark, and the USA.

At the conference, Irina ZHDANOVA presented a report on "Art Education as a Component of STrEAM Learning: Legal and Regulatory Framework and Implementation in Local Communities in a Context of Decentralization."

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"Today, A, Art is added to the STEM. This addition is important,\ because it includes such practices as modeling, the development of scientific explanations, and participation in criticism, which are often underestimated in the context of mathematical and natural education", - said Iryna Zhdanova.

She added that today it is impossible to consider the innovative economy and the training of specialists without an artistic component, even at the level of scientific, engineering, and IT education.
"The role of artistic education is not only to educate the intellectuals but also prepare young persons to find themselves in the labor market," Iryna Zhdanova emphasized.

In turn, international representatives shared the experience of organizing artistic education in Germany, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, and the USA. In particular, Andris VITOLINS, Prorector in Administrative and Creative Work of the Art Academy of Latvia (Riga), presented a report on "Synergy between Standards and Creativity." Among other things, Andris demonstrated a specific Project Technology Transfer Office on cooperation between students, academics, business professors, and regional business associations. Andris told about specific interesting cases on motivation, involving students and professors in the implementation of art projects through orders from a business.